Its thesis is simple. Every plant we eat today is descended from wild ancestors. If you want to eat more healthily, eat the strains that are closest to those ancestors.

Each chapter looks at a different group of vegetables or fruits. There’s a short history of where it came from and how it’s cultivated and used today. There are recommendations on which kinds to buy, how soon to eat them, and how to prepare or preserve them in ways that maximize their nutrients. Each chapter ends with a point form reiteration, making it easy to brush up on.

The book is well-written, accessible, fascinating, even funny. It’s amazing no one’s thought to write it till now.

So buy it! Read it! Keep it handy! Its recommendations will add to your life.

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